Dental Cosmos
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Dental Cosmos, a Monthly Record of Dental Science was the first enduring national journal for the American dental profession, and one of the most significant in the early history of American dentistry. The foundation of dental practice was documented and debated in its pages from 1859 through 1936, when it merged with the Journal of the American Dental Association, serving as a cornerstone for JADA and the model of what a successful dental journal could be. Many of these original source articles are still cited and considered classics in the field.
The conversion of Dental Cosmos (1859 to 1936) from print to electronic was made possible through the generous support of the Colgate-Palmolive Company.
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S S White [obit], Dental Cosmos XXII(2), February 1880
Westcott A., A Case of Irregularity, Dental Cosmos 1(2):60
This was the first image ever printed in Dental Cosmos.
Zahnsbrecher, Dental Cosmos 58(1916)
Der Zahnbrecher (Toothpuller) shows a detail from a painting by Andrew Both (d. 1645). The editor of Cosmos remarked on this as an illustration of the purveyors of quack remedies for toothache in the middle ages.
Black GV, McKay F., Mottled Teeth, 1916, p. 132
This seminal article became the lynchpin on which was hung public water fluoridation, one of the most significant and influential public health initiatives in history.
Dentistry and the War, 58 (1916), p. 431
A photo opportunity showing a tooth being pulled from a famous sports personality of the time, Bob Scanlon, a professional boxer. Bob became famous as an American volunteer in the French Foreign Legion for his incredible good luck and history of narrow escapes.
Angle, Edward H., Classification of Malocclusion. Dental Cosmos 41 (1899):248-264, 350-357., p. 262
Arguably one of the most cited and influential articles ever in the profession of dentistry.
Campbell JS, Continuous gum on rubber plates, Dental Cosmos 1880 XXII(9) facing 526
One of the earliest color images showing the use of vulcanized rubber in dentures.
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